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Sistani.org - http://www.sistani.org/
Official site of the Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husaini Sistani includes biography, works, Islamic law, questions and answers, Hajj rituals, institutions and social services. [Arabic, English, French, Farsi, Urdu] |
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Muslims, Islam, and Iraq - http://www.uga.edu/islam/iraq.html
Resources and information on Islam and Muslims in Iraq, including Shi'ites, Kurdish Sunnis, and Arab Sunnis - and the relationship of the war to Islam. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najaf - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Najaf
Hyperlinked guide to the history, religious significance, and sacred sites of Najaf, renowned as the site of the tomb of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib so one of the holiest cities of Shia Islam. [Wikipedia] |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karbala - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karbala
A hyperlinked guide to the history, religious significance, and sacred sites of the city, one of the holiest sites of Shi'a Islam because of the Battle of Karbala and the shrine of Imam Husain. [Wikipedia] |
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Imam Ali Foundation - http://www.najaf.org/
Liaison office of His Eminence Ayatollah Al-Sayyid Ali Al-Seestani. Includes a biography, statements, a code of practice for Muslims in the West, and background information on Islam. |
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Karbala and Najaf: Shia holy cities - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/2881835.stm
BBC News feature on the history and significance of these holy cities in Iraqi and Muslim history. |
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Aalulbayt (a.s.) Global Information Center - http://holynajaf.org/
Center based in Najaf, whose goal is to spread Shiite culture. Includes a biography of Ayatullah Sistani with a collection of his statements (in Arabic), information about the cities of Najaf and Kufa, and about Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib and his shrine. |
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The Association of Muslim Scholars in Iraq - http://www.merip.org/mer/mer237/meijer.html
Article describing one of the Sunni organizations, their origins, power-base, aspirations, and political significance. |
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History of the Shrine of Imam Ali Al-Naqi and Imam Hasan Al-Askari, Peace be upon them - http://www.al-islam.org/shrines/samarra.htm
A history of the shrine to the tenth and eleventh Imams in Samarra, but destroyed in Feb 2006. |
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History of the Shrine at Kadhmayn - http://www.al-islam.org/shrines/kadhmayn.htm
A historical account of the shrine of Imam Musa al-Kadhim and Imam Muhammad Taqi al-Jawad, the Seventh and the Ninth of the Twelve Imams. |